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Global Social Welfare
H-index 7

Global Social Welfare

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 850 12 18 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 20
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.519
Impact Factor: 1.3

Top Publications

  • Barriers and Facilitators to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: a Scoping Review

    Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde;André Janse van Rensburg;Arvin Bhana;Inge Petersen

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Barriers to Help-Seeking for Domestic Violence in Kyrgyzstan: Perspectives of Criminal Justice, Social, Health, and Educational Professionals

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Factors Contributing to Challenges in Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Young People with Disabilities in Ghana

    Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • MENTAL HEALTH IN KENYAN SCHOOLS: TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVES.

    Anne Wanjiru Mbwayo;Muthoni Mathai;Lincoln. I Khasakhala;Mary Wangari Kuria

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Locked Down: Economic and Health Effects of COVID-19 Response on Residents of a South African Township

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health in Iran’s Primary Care: Perspectives of General Practitioners, School Staff, and Help Seekers

    Hadi Zarafshan;Lawrence S. Wissow;Zahra Shahrivar;Ramin Mojtabai

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Welfare Participation and Depression Symptoms Among Youth in China

    Shiyou Wu;Mark W. Fraser;Qin Gao;Mimi V. Chapman

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Earlier Sexual Debut as a Risk Factor for Substance Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Kazakhstan

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Sex Workers as Mothers: Correlates of Engagement in Sex Work to Support Children

    Danielle Friedman Nestadt;Ju Nyeong Park;Noya Galai;Noya Galai;S. W. Beckham

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Effect of Non-formal Experiential Education on Personal Agency of Adolescent Girls in Tajikistan: Findings from a Randomized Experimental Study

    (2020)
    4 Citations

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